STAFFORD, Va. — George Allen brought his Virginia Voices tour to Stafford on Monday where he listened to defense industry, business and community leaders voice their views and concerns about the $500 Billion defense cuts scheduled to begin January 2.
At a defense roundtable organized by Stafford County Supervisor Ty Scheiber, Allen met with leaders representing a variety of regional interests, including local defense contracting companies, small businesses, the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
Under the Washington deal Congress passed last summer that included a sequestration trigger, our military faces $500 Billion in cuts on top of $500 Billion defense cuts already in President Obama’s budget. Virginia will be among the states hardest hit from the Washington deal with the loss of more than 200,000 jobs and $10.6 Billion in labor income, according to economic analysis released by George Mason University.
-Press release
